Liam O'Mara IV, PhDThe very first #Cunard #OceanLiner, #RMSBritannia, was launched in Scotland on #ThisDayInHistory in 1840. A far more conservative design than #Brunel's steamships, she was wooden-hulled and paddle-driven with room for 115 passengers, and crossed the Atlantic in 12 days, 10 hours.
